[X-POST] From Passion - The Wedge

This is an X-POST from Passion, because you live to close to pass this one up.

What's in a name? Ok, I'll skip the Shakespear and begin my love affair. Love affair with a name? If I could figure out the actual name of this place, I'd probably inscribe it on the back of leg. When we researched the ride, Goodwater seemed to be the common name, then we saw the BLM sign which said The Wedge, then the Little Grand Canyon, and so on. I'm sticking with The Wedge for reasons you'll soon read about.

Mountain bikers tend to throw around the Epic word left and ride. What defines Epic? Is it length, technical features, location, or any combination of the above? I have ridden many "epic" trails, heck I have even helped build some. All of them have their little special characteristics. But, what if I told you that you could finally ride the Grand Canyon? Ok, not the Grand Canyon, but a damn good alternative. What if someone decided to build a 15 mile singletrack around the edge of the canyon? What if on every turn of the bike, the most unbelievable views awaited you? What if you started smiling at the first turn and never stopped?

This is an X-POST from Passion, because you live to close to pass this one up.

What's in a name? Ok, I'll skip the Shakespear and begin my love affair. Love affair with a name? If I could figure out the actual name of this place, I'd probably inscribe it on the back of leg. When we researched the ride, Goodwater seemed to be the common name, then we saw the BLM sign which said The Wedge, then the Little Grand Canyon, and so on. I'm sticking with The Wedge for reasons you'll soon read about.

Mountain bikers tend to throw around the Epic word left and ride. What defines Epic? Is it length, technical features, location, or any combination of the above? I have ridden many "epic" trails, heck I have even helped build some. All of them have their little special characteristics. But, what if I told you that you could finally ride the Grand Canyon? Ok, not the Grand Canyon, but a damn good alternative. What if someone decided to build a 15 mile singletrack around the edge of the canyon? What if on every turn of the bike, the most unbelievable views awaited you? What if you started smiling at the first turn and never stopped?

I figured it out. I had to click on the "Vimeo" tab on the right, that took me into Vimeo and it ran from there, not from the embedded link here. Cool vid. I also saw your slot canyon vid over on Vimeo. Love that stuff.

I figured it out. I had to click on the "Vimeo" tab on the right, that took me into Vimeo and it ran from there, not from the embedded link here. Cool vid. I also saw your slot canyon vid over on Vimeo. Love that stuff.

I'm assuming the canyon has a large outflow canyon where you had to turn around. So it's a 15 mile horseshoe shaped trail and it could theoretically be a 30 mile out and back?

IOW, I'm guessing you didn't loop this sum*****. Any more pics you got peering down into the canyon would be appreciated I've been in that general area looking for pictographs (or is that petroglyphs?) and I remember it taking forever to drive there on dusty dirt roads. Pretty cool when I got there but one needs to be psyched up for the drive there and back.

I'm assuming the canyon has a large outflow canyon where you had to turn around. So it's a 15 mile horseshoe shaped trail and it could theoretically be a 30 mile out and back?

IOW, I'm guessing you didn't loop this sum*****. Any more pics you got peering down into the canyon would be appreciated I've been in that general area looking for pictographs (or is that petroglyphs?) and I remember it taking forever to drive there on dusty dirt roads. Pretty cool when I got there but one needs to be psyched up for the drive there and back.

When you're back in there you in the middle of nowhere.

It takes about an hour to drive to the trail head from exit 129 on I-70. The drive is all on dirt roads that are mostly in good condition... for now. The single track is 15 miles, follows the rim of Good Water Canyon and can be ridden as a 30 mile out and back or can be looped by riding 6 miles of dirt roads for 21 miles total. We did the loop with the roads. The single track begins and ends overlooking the Little Grand Canyon and the San Rafael River. There is very little elevation change on the single track portion of this ride so you must like pedaling because you rarely get a break.

For more info, go to utahmountainbiking.com and look for Good Water Canyon in the Green River/San Rafael area.

I'm assuming the canyon has a large outflow canyon where you had to turn around. So it's a 15 mile horseshoe shaped trail and it could theoretically be a 30 mile out and back?

IOW, I'm guessing you didn't loop this sum*****. Any more pics you got peering down into the canyon would be appreciated I've been in that general area looking for pictographs (or is that petroglyphs?) and I remember it taking forever to drive there on dusty dirt roads. Pretty cool when I got there but one needs to be psyched up for the drive there and back.

When you're back in there you in the middle of nowhere.

I think I posted all the pics. Too much fun to stop.

There are petroglyphs on the dirt road from I-70. The Gooberment has spent a lot of money recently in this area signing everything. I'm not a big rock scraping fan, so I didn't take pics of them. People say they are the best example around. Too me it looks like some scraped stick figures. I'm more into geography and geology than archeology.